Google Nexus 7 hands-on

With the leaks that came out ahead of the official announcement, one could argue that Google’s thunder was stolen, and from a standpoint of understanding the specifications, pricing and availability, that is true.

However, there is “knowing” and then there is “holding it in your hands” which makes all the difference in the world. The new Nexus 7 is a great tablet to behold. We know that full HD displays are becoming commonplace, but the screen on the Nexus 7 is simply stunning.

Moreover, one also really appreciate the stock Android experience when it is paired with powerful underpinnings. The quad-core Qualcomm snapdragon processor has absolutely no problem handling Android 4.3 and while it does not bring a super laundry list of changes, some features are no doubt going to be welcome, like solid battery performance courtesy of Project Roadrunner.

The Nexus 7 goes on sale next week, starting at just $229 for the 16GB model which is a fantastic price for the hardware involved.

18.Zeus.k (unregistered)

Awesome. I wish more companies could take this approach rather than focusing on sky high prift margins. Anyway Google is here to save the day. Now bring this to India play store with cellular connectivity and I'm sold

I agree I dont get why people think just because it has more cores is better, it also depends on software and if the software runs smooth why do u need more cores? IOS runs smooth on a dual core and so does WP8, and I think they dont need more than that. I dont hate the N7 but I would have preferred a bigger screen size, 8 inch would have been good, browsing on that little screen is not that great on landscape, I need to hear the speakers and see how loud they are, that might be good if they made them loud enough at least for media consumption

I had to have a good chuckle the other day watching an elderly couple that were interested in purchasing a galaxy tab 2 10.1

Customer : "I want to stick a 3G USB dongle in it to access the internet"

Sales person : "Um..Ah.. It doesn't have a USB slot.... (he should have said driver support) You'll have to purchase the more expensive version with sim card support"

Customer: (blank look on his face) "Oh.. OK. We'll mainly be using it to print photos"

Sales person: "Oh.. Umm..Ahh...Ahh... That depends on the printer (again completely ignoring the lack of driver support on android, both for cameras and external printers)... blah blah..blah.. more nonsense that I couldn't listen to.

Rather than say something like "What you're after is one of the cheaper Atom based Windows 8 tablets" he kept "umming and ahhing" pathetic excuses, ultimately trying to sell them something they didn't want or need. A true fanboy at his best.

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